This walk captures the atmosphere of Ho Chi Minh City as the streets shift into rush hour. Small shops, cafés, and local traffic reveal the rhythm of everyday life in the city. It’s a steady look at ...

Casey Rochester is from Texas and started teaching in Vietnam five years ago. He found the lockdown preparation drills in Texas unnerving and feels much safer as a teacher in Vietnam. Rochester ...

Tao Dan Park is one of the few green spaces in the heart of District 1 where daily life in Saigon unfolds at its own pace. In this article, I’ll share what it’s like to spend time in the park ...

Motorcycles whizz by in all directions. Street vendors ply their wares at every turn. To the untrained eye, and especially the recently arrived tourist, it seems as if chaos abounds. This is Ho Chi ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Bảo Trương’s parents fled Vietnam in ...

This year’s Tết Parade on Feb. 1 in Little Saigon holds special significance, Westminster Mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen said, as the community commemorates 50 years since the fall of Saigon — an event that ...